By Admin on September 2, 2011 -
A dog can be a man’s best friend or worst nightmare. In California, people love their dogs. They dress them, take them to dog parks, and bring them along for short car rides to run errands. While these adorable animals may be great companions, we shouldn’t forget about their animal instincts. Dogs do bite and sometimes disfigure or even kill unsuspecting victims.
If you speak to a California dog bite lawyer, you will soon find out that when a dog bites a person the dog’s owner is negligent. In fact, when your dog bites and attacks another person they will usually receive a recovery from the owner’s homeowner insurance or renter’s insurance policy.
California is one of many states referred to as a “statutory strict liability state.” Because California is under this law, there are only two prerequisites for a claim to compensation. 1. The victim was bitten by the defendant’s dog and 2. the defendant owned the dog when the victim was bitten. Read the rest »
By Personal Injury Lawyer on March 3, 2010 -
A 4-year-old girl was seriously injured in a dog bite incident on March 1, 2010 after a pit bull attacked her. According to a news report in the San Bernardino Sun, the girl was visiting her uncle at his apartment in the 1600 block of E. Kingsley Ave. in Pomona. Officials said the girl may have startled the pit bull that was sleeping. The girl was bitten in the face and taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. The dog was apparently not licensed and did not have current rabies vaccinations. Animal control officials took the pit bull into custody. Read the rest »
By Personal Injury Lawyer on December 20, 2009 -
A man sustained serious injuries in a dog bite incident in Los Angeles that involved two loose pit bulls. KPCC Radio reports that the man, who is in his 70s, was walking on the sidewalk along the 17300 block of Burbank Boulevard on December 13, 2009, when he was attacked by two pit bulls. The dogs refused to let go of the man until motorists who were passing by rescued him. Los Angeles police officials say that the dogs escaped from their yard to attack the victim. Read the rest »
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